Therefore, Ms. Smith has asked me to tell you that a meeting would not be helpful at this time.
我转告你现在会面没有什么意义。
He is working on a book about the Vietnam War.
他正在写一本关于越战的书。
would be like trying to meet a friend in London without a pre-arranged rendezvous and absurdly wandering the streets in the hope of a chance encounter.